Naʻe tō ʻe Sihova ha ngoue ʻi ha feituʻu naʻe ui ko ʻĪteni. Naʻe fonu ʻa e ngoué ʻi he matalaʻiʻakaú, ʻuluʻakaú, mo e fanga manú. Naʻe ngaohi leva ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ʻuluaki tangatá, ko ʻĀtama, mei he efú peá ne puhi ʻa e ʻea ki hono avaʻi ihú. ʻOkú ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó? Naʻe hoko ʻa e tangatá ko ha tokotaha moʻui! Naʻe tuku ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĀtama ke ne tokangaʻi ʻa e ngoué, pea naʻe tala ange ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate ia ke ne fakahingoa ʻa e fanga manú kotoa.

Naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova kia ʻĀtama ha fekau mahuʻinga. Naʻá ne tala kia ʻĀtama: ‘ʻE lava ke ke kai ʻa e fuaʻiʻakau mei he ʻuluʻakau kotoa ʻi he ngoué tuku kehe pē ʻa e fuʻu ʻakau makehe ʻe taha. Kapau te ke kai ha fua ʻo e fuʻu ʻakau ko iá, te ke mate.’

Ki mui ai naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova: ‘Te u ngaohi ha tokoni kia ʻĀtama.’ Naʻá ne ʻai ke mohe maʻu ʻa ʻĀtama, pea toʻo leva ʻe he ʻOtuá ha taha ʻo e hui-vakavaka ʻo ʻĀtamá ʻo ngaohiʻaki hano uaifi. Ko hono hingoá ko ʻIvi. Naʻe hoko ai ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi ko e ʻuluaki fāmilí. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa  ʻĀtama ki hono uaifi foʻoú? Naʻe fiefia ʻaupito ʻa ʻĀtama ʻo ne pehē: ‘Sio ki he meʻa naʻe ngaohi ʻe Sihova mei hoku hui-vakavaká! Ko eni! Ko e tokotaha eni ʻoku hangē ko aú.’

Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi ke na maʻu fānau pea fakafonu ʻa e māmaní. Naʻá ne loto ke nau fiefia ʻi he ngāue fakataha ke ʻai ʻa e māmaní kotoa ke hoko ko ha palataisi, pe ko ha paʻake fakaʻofoʻofa, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e ngoue ʻo ʻĪtení. Ka naʻe ʻikai ke pehē ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Te tau ako ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi he vahe hono hokó.